New Met Office partnership with FLYHT and Loganair to improve forecasts of high impact weather

A collaboration between the Met Office, FLYHT Aerospace Solutions and Loganair, aims to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts and the prediction of localised severe weather in the UK, with expected benefits for the aviation industry such as more efficient route planning and supporting aims to reduce CO2 emissions. The partnership provides the Met Office with FLYHT-WVSS-II atmospheric water vapour sensors to be installed on Loganair Embraer 145 aircraft flying across the UK. The sensors will continuously monitor environmental conditions around the aircraft during flight. The Met Office is particularly interested in data collected during the ascent and descent phases